Team, Round 1 2023

[bornadog]

At casey

Melbourne v Saints tonight so we will see who they play.

[Mantis]

Fritsch is hard to match up on. Who played on him last year at Docklands ? I missed that game.

Buku was on him for large parts of that game.

[Happy Days]

At casey

Steve May can give him directions to the ground.

[bornadog]

Buku was on him for large parts of that game.

Do we go with Buku again?

[Axe Man]

Do we go with Buku again?

Hasn't he trained as a forward all pre season?

[chef]

Hasn't he trained as a forward all pre season?

Since when has that mattered haha

[F'scary]

Schache would have to be ahead of Ben "Scrap Heap" Brown, surely?

[meenies]

For the North practice match:

Gardner, L Jones, Duryea
Dale, Keath, Richards

Williams, Treloar, Scott

McLean, JUH, Macrae
A Jones, Lobb, Naughton

English, Bonty, West

B Smith, Daniel, Libba, Darcy (if not injured, if injured Khamis), Crosier


Smith, Daniel, Libba as key rotations with Monty, West and Treloar. Macrae and McLean thrown in the mix at various times.

[Mofra]

Schache would have to be ahead of Ben "Scrap Heap" Brown, surely?

Brown led the competition for goals for his last 3 full seasons at north. Schache could only dream of that output for a season, let alone 3

[The Underdog]

Pretty boring 23, and a couple of injury questions, but

Duryea, Gardner, L. Jones
Dale, Keath, Richards
Williams, Liberatore, Scott
B. Smith, Ugle Hagan, Weightman
JJ , Lobb, Naughton

English, Bontempelli, McRae

Treloar , Daniel, McLean, Darcy (don't love it for balance, but not sure you can keep him out atm)

Sub: Hannan (can play forward, back, wing or ruck )

Emg: West, Garcia, Crozier, Baker

Probably prefer to add a mid for a tall, but not sure who misses. But also still somehow too many mids and not enough (any?) specialist small forwards. A few deserving guys on the fringe putting on pressure for spots.

[Stevo]

Pretty boring 23, and a couple of injury questions, but

Duryea, Gardner, L. Jones
Dale, Keath, Richards
Williams, Liberatore, Scott
B. Smith, Ugle Hagan, Weightman
JJ , Lobb, Naughton

English, Bontempelli, McRae

Treloar , Daniel, McLean, Darcy (don't love it for balance, but not sure you can keep him out atm)

Sub: Hannan (can play forward, back, wing or ruck )

Emg: West, Garcia, Crozier, Baker

Probably prefer to add a mid for a tall, but not sure who misses. But also still somehow too many mids and not enough (any?) specialist small forwards. A few deserving guys on the fringe putting on pressure for spots.

Looks to be spot on to me Underdog.

[The Underdog]

Looks to be spot on to me Underdog.

Except now Gardy’s out…that was quick. Might mean Darcy goes back. Do we bring in a mid or Crozier?

[GVGjr]

Except now Gardy’s out…that was quick. Might mean Darcy goes back. Do we bring in a mid or Crozier?

It probably opens the door more for Darcy but I wouldn't rule out Bruce or Crozier.
Some challenging selections ahead for the MC.

[Bulldog Joe]

It probably opens the door more for Darcy but I wouldn't rule out Bruce or Crozier.
Some challenging selections ahead for the MC.

You would think Bruce as the replacement for Gardner.

I would have had Darcy in the 22 in any case, but prefer him as a floater rather than holding a key spot in the back half.

[Dogs 24/7]

You would think Bruce as the replacement for Gardner.

I would have had Darcy in the 22 in any case, but prefer him as a floater rather than holding a key spot in the back half.

The only problem with that would be the number of key position players we take into the game. Is 8 too many?
Keath, Jones, Bruce, English, Darcy, JUH, Naughton and Lobb seems one too many so I wouldnt replace Gardner with Bruce and would bring in Cleary.